(a) From the appropriation provided for the expenses of state district court judges, a state district court judge is authorized to be reimbursed for those travel expenses at the rate as authorized for state employees and for mileage at the rate established in the state travel rules for state employees while traveling within the state in the performance of official duties.
(b) When a state or local district judge is appointed by the Chief Justice to hear a case or cases in a jurisdiction outside that in which he or she is elected, the judge shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and mileage as provided in subsection (a) of this section.